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Discover new YouTube features: collaborate with creators, turn playlists into shows, enhance Communities, and expand live stream gifts.

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Key Takeaways

  • Collaborations increase video reach by sharing content with multiple audiences.
  • Turning playlists into shows helps creators organize episodic content with enhanced features.
  • Community tools improve engagement with exclusive posts and better moderation.
  • Live stream gifting is now available in more countries, boosting creator revenue opportunities.
  • YouTube continues to enhance discoverability and interactive features across platforms.

What the video covers

  • Creators can add up to 10 collaborators to videos or Shorts to increase discoverability.
  • YouTube Partner Program (YPP) creators can turn playlists into shows with dedicated pages, seasons, episodes, and TV layouts.
  • Playlists turned into shows appear in Recommended shows and Continue watching shelves on TV homepages.
  • Community updates include exclusive Community-only posts and easier moderator assignment with notifications and badges.
  • Viewers can quote original Community posts to spark discussions.
  • Communities are now easier to discover via mobile Search and YouTube Music app Spotlight Card.
  • Gifts and Jewels are expanded to 45 more countries, including Japan, India, and the U.K.
  • Viewers purchase Jewels to send gifts during live streams, and creators earn Rubies based on Jewels redeemed.
  • Instructions and links for collaboration, shows, Communities, and gifts are provided in the video description.

Answers

Questions about this video

How many collaborators can I add to a YouTube video or Short?

You can now add up to 10 collaborators to your video or Short, which helps increase discoverability by showing the video to all collaborators' audiences.

What benefits do I get by turning a playlist into a show?

Turning a playlist into a show provides a dedicated show page, structured seasons and episodes, a specialized TV layout, and better visibility in Recommended shows and Continue watching shelves on TV homepages.

What new features are available for YouTube Communities?

Creators can share exclusive Community-only posts, assign moderators with notifications and badges, and viewers can quote posts to spark discussions. Communities are also easier to discover on mobile Search and the YouTube Music app.

Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

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Let's get started with this month’s Creator Roundup! You can now add up to 10 collaborators to your video or Short! When you add collaborators, the video may be shown to all of your audiences, increasing discoverability for everyone involved.
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For more info on adding collaborators or accepting a collaboration invite, check out our full video linked below. All YPP creators can now turn playlists into shows. Turning a playlist into a show gives you access to features like a dedicated show page on your channel, structured seasons and
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episode organization, and a specialized TV layout. Shows may also surface in "Recommended shows" and "Continue watching" shelves on TV home pages. Make sure the content you turn into a show is episodic, and has a consistent theme or narrative. To turn a playlist into a show, head to YouTube Studio,
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then Content, then Playlists. Hover over the playlist and click the three-dot menu. Then click "Add show features." Once show features are enabled, you can organize your videos into seasons and episodes and add metadata like descriptions and artwork for the show. We’re introducing new
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updates to Communities! For creators, you can now share exclusive updates, using Community-only posts, which stay tucked inside your Community page rather than your public Posts tab.
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You can also use the three-dot menu in the main YouTube app to instantly assign moderators, who will receive a notification and a custom profile badge. Next, your viewers can now quote your original text or image posts directly into a new post to spark discussions. And, Communities are
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now easier to discover in mobile Search results and a new Spotlight Card inside the YouTube Music mobile app. We’re expanding gifts and Jewels to 45 more countries including Japan, India, and the U.K. Gifts are a fun and interactive way for your viewers to express appreciation
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and react in real-time during your live streams. Viewers purchase digital items called Jewels to unlock these gifts, and you’ll earn Rubies based on the number of Jewels redeemed on your content.
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Check out the links below for info on how to get started and the full list of available countries.
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Thanks for watching! Let us know what you think in the comments below and we’ll see you next time.
Topics:YouTube creatorscollaborationsplaylists into showsYouTube Communitymoderation toolslive stream giftsJewels and Rubiescreator updatesYouTube featurescontent discoverability

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